The hotel, located near the historic Taos Plaza, will be developed as a timeshare resort and will undergo renovations in the coming months. Once complete, the resort will become the second New Mexico property in the company's portfolio. Wyndham Vacation Ownership entered the New Mexico market in the summer of 2006 by opening its first sales center in Albuquerque and also recently acquired 22 units at the Riverside Lodge and Cabins in Red River that will be converted into timeshare units.
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. The Fechin Inn, 227 Paseo de Pueblo Norte in Taos, opened in 1996 behind the former home of the late Russian artist Nicolai Fechin. The home, now the Taos Art Museum and Fechin House, is not affected by the change. The 84-room inn will be reconfigured into a smaller number of units, ranging from studios to two-bedroom apartments.

Through its three primary consumer brands, Wyndham Vacation Resorts, WorldMark by Wyndham and Trendwest South Pacific, Wyndham Vacation Ownership has developed or acquired over 140 vacation ownership resorts throughout North America and the South Pacific that represent more than 18,000 individual ownership units and more than 750,000 owners of vacation ownership and other real estate interests. Wyndham Vacation Ownership, headquartered in Orlando, Fla., is supported by more than 14,000 employees globally.

This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, conveying management's expectations as to the future based on plans, estimates and projections at the time the Company makes the statements. 

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